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Go4Hockey - question re: booster seat for you

StewieGStewieG
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Do booster seats expire like infant car seats and covertible seats do?

My 4.5 yo is ready to move into a booster seat. We have one that was used by my stepdaughter about 6 years ago (never been in an accident), but I am thinking it is too old. My husband doesn't think so.

Any thoughts? 

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Re: Go4Hockey - question re: booster seat for you

  • MrsGo4HockeychickMrsGo4Hockeychick member

    yes, they do. But some booster seats have longer expiration times. 

     

    There should be a date stamped onto it. If you have a hard time finding it, let me know what kind of seat it is, and I'll tell you where it should be.  

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  • StewieGStewieG

    I found a sticker that said it was manufactured in 2000, so I am assuming it is too old (it is a Century).

    What makes booster seats (and all car seats) expire, especially if they haven't been heavily used or in a car accident.

    TIA 

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  • MrsGo4HockeychickMrsGo4Hockeychick member
    they expire because plastic breaks down over time, it weakens and becomes brittle. This is especially true in Minnesota, where car seats are exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold every year. 
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  • emiliemadisonemiliemadison member
    Ditto Go4H. I'd also like to urge you to reconsider putting a 4.5 year old in a booster. There are lots of seats that allow children to remain in a 5 pt harness for much longer and very few 4.5 year old (or even 5 year olds) are truly ready to be in a booster. I would recommend the Graco Nautilus (which DOES convert to a booster) for now. Children are SO much safer in a 5 pt harness.
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  • LilMissLadybugLilMissLadybug member

    imageemiliemadison:
    Ditto Go4H. I'd also like to urge you to reconsider putting a 4.5 year old in a booster. There are lots of seats that allow children to remain in a 5 pt harness for much longer and very few 4.5 year old (or even 5 year olds) are truly ready to be in a booster. I would recommend the Graco Nautilus (which DOES convert to a booster) for now. Children are SO much safer in a 5 pt harness.

    Ditto. I put my 4.5yr old in the Graco Nautilus a couple months ago. 


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